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Apps not opening

I recently bought my Apple Watch SE, and for the first weeks it was working fine. However, now when I press an app to open, it often does not want to open the app. I also have this when I am closing my apps, that it just does not want to react. (It does show that i pressed on the app, but nothing happens)


I already restarted it and also checked my storage but that did not seem to work.


Someone any idea how to fix this problem?

Apple Watch SE

Posted on May 11, 2023 10:37 AM

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Posted on May 11, 2023 1:51 PM

The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


If that doesn't help, the next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup just created. This should result in no loss of data. It deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


If it is a hardware problem, your best option may be to make an appointment at the Genius Bar in an Apple Store near you and let them look at it:

Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple


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May 11, 2023 1:51 PM in response to MarDebie

The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


If that doesn't help, the next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup just created. This should result in no loss of data. It deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


If it is a hardware problem, your best option may be to make an appointment at the Genius Bar in an Apple Store near you and let them look at it:

Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple


Apps not opening

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